Go & Express

Flood

Latest news & developments
DEVESTATION: Recent heavy rains have left Port St Johns heavily flooded and in dire need of assistance
FLOOD

Plea to help Port St Johns after floods

BCM executive mayor Xola Phakathi has called on East London residents to assist Port St Johns following major flooding brought about by heavy rains over the weekend. “Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the devastating #PortStJohns…

  • Matthew Field
Elsabe Kemp with the Daily Dispatch supplement from 1970 when heavy floods forced her and her family from their homePicture: Mark Andrews
BORDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Call to share memories of EL flood

On this day 48 years ago, East Londoners had no clue they were soon to be hit by a massive flood which left 12 people dead and hundreds homeless. To commemorate the calamity, the Border Historical Society is calling on survivors to share…

  • DispatchLIVE